Corps of Military Police

Soldier Details:
Surname: | Padgham | |
Initials:   | W.J. | |
Rank:   | Lance Corporal | |
Army No.:  | 6404717 | |
Notes:   | CMP. 53 Div Pro Coy. 13/6/40 enlisted in the Royal Sussex Regiment, 25/1/41 transferred to CMP. 6/5/45 Died. He was born in London W and resided in Sussex. Inscription on gravestone: I'll walk behind you. He was the last Military Policeman to die in the European Campaign before the final German Surrender came into effect at midnight 8/9 May, 1945. Casualty List 1758, Western Europe, Died as a result of an accident, 6/5/1945. William Jenkin Padgham. |
Casualty Details:
Date Killed: | 6th May 1945 |
Company: | 53 DIV PRO COY |
Cemetery: | HAMBURG CEMETERY  
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